Judith Bernadini
BSNAdjunct Research Assistant Professor
School of MedicineAdjunct Assistant Instructor in Acute and Tertiary Care
School of Nursing
University of Pittsburgh

Mary Bird
is a nurse with over twenty years of experience training patients in peritoneal
dialysis. Mary’s patients have very good outcomes (low rates of infection,
hospitalization and death), due in part to the training that she provides.
Mary’s skills in developing rapport, breaking down tasks, encouraging
the patients, and directing their learning are often subtle yet effective.